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Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

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Re: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

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Post by happytoexplain »

Historically, was it always so common for powerful or famous people to seem to purposefully garner hatred like he, and others, have been for the past decade? To speak in a petty, self-important, "trolling" manner, to a very broad audience? To embrace traits that are intrinsically negative? Or are we living in a rare time?

Re: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

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Post by rootusrootus »

verdverm wrote: post #12
pesus wrote: post #5

> The world deserves huge amounts of AI and we must figure out how to make it happen. > It will not all go well. The fear and anxiety about AI is justified; we are in the process of witnessing the largest change to society in a long time, and perhaps ever. Boy, he really just encouraged the world to keep turning against him. This is so transparently disingenuous. I guess he has no choice if he doesn't want to give up…

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> They tried to get Luigi on "terrorism" charges

That's about the least controversial thing I've heard recently. Luigi murdered a guy specifically because he was a health insurance CEO. Not because of something he did in particular, but because of the role he assumed. Terrorizing other CEOs is precisely what he intended to do. It is why there are so many Luigi fans, it is what they want too.

Re: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

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Post by amarant »

angoragoats wrote: post #6
rdevilla wrote: post #3

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I wonder if this is the first time in recent history (or ever?) that he has felt this way. Must be nice.

Do you frequently get Molotov cocktails thrown at your house?

I must admit, I've been spared the experience, and I was under the impression that was true for most people!

Re: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

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Post by rAHSg16 »

rdevilla wrote: post #3

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Yes, very ironic. OpenAI was declared commercial through words and narratives, AI itself is hyped up with words and narratives. His Trump sycophancy are words and narratives. And that is just the start.

It isn't just irony---It's lack of self awareness! (sorry for increasing the pain that Altman et al. inflict on us.)

Re: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

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Post by brailsafe »

I can't help but be reminded of last year, when our landlords (chill boomers) sold the house my girlfriend and I were renting the basement of (to presumably rich asshole millenials). The demographic doesn't really matter, but the old landlords kept us in us in the loop throughout the process, we knew as much as we could going into the new year. Apparently the new buyers wanted to keep us as tenants. Day 2 of them taking possession, the man came down with his innocent toddler and introduced themselves. He seemed friendly enough, and on Day 3 he came down in the middle of the day and handed me eviction notice papers.

I didn't firebomb his house, but I can't say I definitely didn't want to shit on his doorstep.

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